Middle Orient

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke by phone with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan over developments in Syria and Egypt, the White House said. Obama made the phone call from California, where he was on a tour, at the request of Erdogan, the White House said in a …

Turkey plans to dicsuss on September the ways to supply humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria in a UN conference in Geneva with the neighboring countries. Foreign Ministry spokesman says the best way would be to find a solution within the Syrian territory.

Iran’s new administration will boost bilateral relations with Turkey, Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani underlined during a phone talk with Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mehr news agency reported.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan initiated a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 5, asking for support from the permanent member of the UN Security Council for taking measures which would prevent victimized Syrians from leaving their country. Yet, Putin was clear and sharp

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin Aug.5. Erdoğan stressed the necessity

Syrian rebels battled government troops in the coastal province of Latakia for the second straight day on Monday, making advances in one of President Bashar Assad’s strongholds, activists said.

Kurds in Syria should partake in the opposition group Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said. Davutoglu’s call comes a week after high-ranking officials from Turkey’s political and security circles met two visiting Kurdish politicians

Turkish Armed Forces opened return fire on the Syrian border on July 31, a statement posted on the Turkish Armed Forces website says. According to the report, the fire was opened in response to attacks from the Syrian side on the Turkish border.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held two phone conversations with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault and German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the latest developments in Syria and Egypt.

UN inspectors will go to Syria to investigate three sites where chemical weapons attacks have been reported, the United Nations said Wednesday.